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ROBERTS, a Senior and football star. 
GOODWIN, a Freshman and room mate of Roberts. 
LOUIS, friend to Roberts and the Freshman. 
BLACK PETE, Atlanta Gambler and Crook. 
BILL, bar-room loafer. 
DWIDGINS, all-round good fellow. 
MIKE, bar keeper. 
First Second, Third and Fourth students. 



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ACT 1. 

Scene — Room of Roberts and Godwin in the 
KnoAvles Dormitory. 

Time — Three in afternoon day before the Tech- 
Ga. football game. 



Godwin (Alone in room, knocking at door) : Come ! 
(Students enter). 
Louis : — Hello, Preshie, still at it ? 
First Student: — Wheres Reck? 
Freshman : He's just left — you ought to have met 
him. in the hall. 

Second Student : It looks like I might have, he 

doesn't owe me anything. \ 

Third Student: There isn't anyone else here can ; 
say that. Where was he going? 

Dwidgins : I can tell you where he was not going. i 

Freshman (Interested): Where? I 

Dwidgins : To the Library. \ 

2 Fourth Student : I can name some places you \ 

% might find him — ^he might be down the — . ; 

X Dwidgins : Oh, don't shock the Freshman. : 

f Louis (Pointing to a Guitar on the bed) : Play \ 

% something. Sub. ^ 

i Fresh : Oh, I can't play. \ 

\ Students (All) : Oh, come off. Give us something. \ 

^ Do your best. Don't show your yelloAv streak. (Much i 

1 insistence.) ; 

* (The Freshman plays Home, Sweet Home, in a \ 
% painful manner.) \ 
% Dwidgins (With attention) : That turns my mind \ 
% to those dear old red hills. Methinks I hear the cow- \ 
$ bells tolling. (W^ith hands over heart.) Oh, Rachael, \ 
\ how I hate to leave you. Thou dost lap me in soft \ 
J Lydian airs. ! 

* Students applaud as the Freshman stops play- i 

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^ Dwidgins: Take it thusly and do thusly. f 

^ (He plays popular airs and then starts out on ^ 

% Everybody's Doing It). 1 

£ Student (Passing down hall) : Say what you % 

% think this is, Segadlos. 1 

^ , Students : No, this is the fairy scene in Mid- ^ 

% night Summer's Dream. X 

^ (Reckless Roberts comes in dancing and yelling.) g 

i Fresh : Say Roberts, you all had better cut out $ 

3& that noise. Dr. Wallace will be in here on you. m> 

I Roberts : To hell with Cocky. | 

% Dwidgins: Methinks I hear footsteps approach- ? 

1 ing.. Let's hie ourselves to other climes. 1 
J Third Student : Let's go somewhere. This isn't J 
^ lively enough for me. ^ 
% Reck : Make yourself at home or I will start % 
$ something to relieve the monotony. ft 
h Louis : Don't Reck. Don't start any roughhouse. $ 
% I don't want to shovel bricks in that infernal foun- 1 

2 Dwidgins: Oh, Mr. YanHouten ; Methinks these § 
^ gay youths love thee too, too well. They would ^ 
% a while with thee. So here is where I and they part % 
i company. (He starts to go.) § 
\ Fourth Student: Let's go over to the Academic ? 
% Building. I've got to see Tobe Edwards. 1 

4 Second Student: That's right, I've got to pay f 
\ my board. . ^ ^ \ 
m Reck (Stretched out on cot) : Can't some of you ^ 
X fellows lend me a twenty until after the game. I x 
* haven't paid mine yet and if I don't pay to-day — ^ 
% Oh, you know the rest. % 
% Dwidgins: They ought to board you players %. 

% Reck : I ought to have been born a millionaire. S 

m You ought to have been born better looking. I ought k 

X to have won that — J 

^ Third Student: I've got most of my money on 

5 the game or I would let you have it. 

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Eeck: Oh, that is all right, I will get it some- § 

how. ^ 

Louis: Let's beat it. (Roberts and Students start S 

Fresh : Roberts, here is some mail for you. Three $ 

letters. One is from your town, maybe your Mother $ 

sent you some money. 1 

Roberts : I haven't o^ot time to read them. She 5 

sent the Board last week. That is gone now. Won- f 

der what they want to keep on writing to me for. ^ 

(Exeunt all but Freshman.) ^ 

Fresh: Too bad, too bad. (Roberts rushes back 1 

Roberts : I almost forgot football practice. Have $ 
you seen my nose guard. I left it right here last ? 
night. p 

Freshman : There you knocked your letters off % 
the table. % 

Reck: Answer them for me. Old Lady. They % 
are all bills, I knov/. Just say that I haven't got ^ 
anything'. Tell them the Bulls on the cotton market $ 
butted me badly. Tell them anything. Tell them ^ 
to go to hell if you want to. § 

Fresh: What about the one from your Mother? S 

Reck : Oh, I haven't got time to read it now. J 
It s about the same old tune, I guess. They don't 
care much about me. 

Fresh : Look here Roberts. 

Reck: Well. 

Fresh: Your Mother has written me two letters 
asking me about you. I hate to tell on you, but I 
hate to tell a lie. And I'd not do it after the kind 
of letter she v/rote me. She ought not to have to 
write to other people in order to hear from you. 
Now, I know that I am a Freshman and this is 
mighty fresh talk from me ; but you've got to good 
a Mother to treat that way, you are acting pretty 
shabby, pretty low-down. You are throwing your- 
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X fast these days — and old Reck is too good a fellow to 

J treat that way. You ought to change your ways. 

% Reck : Oh, cut it out, Steve. What you trying 

I to do? 

X Fresh: Why don't you face about? 

* Reck : Oh, I'm too far gone. I owe too much. 
% Fresh : Don't say that. I'll tell you what I'll do. 
J I'll knock off what you owe me. Roberts is visibly 
^ affected and comes over to the table). 
% Reck : Thank 3^ou just the same ; but I am too 
J deep in the hole. (Opens the letter from his Mother, 
g and starts reading.) 

^ I would have sent you some more money, but your 

1 Father could not spare any. He is hard pressed, 
% Son. why don't you write me more than you do? I 
^ stay awake often, thinking of you. I never get a let- 

* ter except when you need money. Be careful over 
^ there playing in those football games. We are all 
$ well, except your Father isn't quite himself. 
S Son, be good and study hard. You know that all 
^ our hopes are centered on you. I saw Myrtle over 
% at the Post Office this morning. She was looking 
II somewhat melancholy. I think she still cares a great 
i deal for you. (Roberts to Freshman: Say Sud, 
g theres the girl for you. She is a bird, all right. 
$ All right for a wife ; but not much for a girl.) 
% Fresh: Girls and books don't go together. 

2 Reck: Maybe there is something in that. 

* Fresh : Believe I'll go over and see if Mr. Morton 
2 has posted his math. 

|| Reck : Say Froggy, you Sub. (Throws book at 

1^ Freshman as latter goes out the door.) Confound 

% that noseguard. 

I SCENE II. 

I (Enter Black Pete.) 

$ Pete : Oh, you needn't be afraid no-body saw me 

% come in here. I am a visitor. Act the host. I have 

% no bill to present. 

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Reck (Inquiringly) : What are you here for 
then? 

Pete: King George is going to give me a job 
teaching English and moral conduct. 

Reck : What are you out here for ? 

Pete : Business ! Business ! 

Reck: Who with; Me? 

Pete : Sure. I have a plan. You help me and I'll 
help you. You owe me $450. I need money. I've 
got to leave town. You help me and I cancel the 
debt. You've got to help me, you hear. If you 
agree, all right. You go ahead and pull down a dip 
from this School. If not — I fix you. 

Reck: What do I do? 

Pete : You play quarter on the Varsity. 

Reck : Yes. 

Pete : You play Ga. to-morrow. 

Reck : Yes. 

Pete : You knoAv the signals and plays to be 
made. Ga. Avants them. They will pay for them. 

Reck: What do you mean? 

Pete : You hand them to me. We break even. 
I'll hush my Pal and give you enough to put you 
on your feet. 

Reck: Pete 111 pay you something after the 
game. I think I'll get some from the Fellows as a 
benefit. 

Pete (Walking the floor) : That is not the point. 
I've got to leave. I need the dough. If you refuse, 
why, all right, I'll fix you at this place. 

Reck : Give me time to think it over, Pete ; I 
didn't think that anybody thought that I was that 
dirty, 

Pete : I'll give you until to-night. Meet me at 
Mike's joint, nine sharp. You be there too, you hear. 
You had better bring that dope too, if you want to 
play in that game to-morrow. (Exit Pete. Reck sits 
at table with face in hands. Curtain.) 



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S ACT II. SCENE I. I 

K (Room of Roberts and the Freshman. Freshman S 

^ in room gazing at a photograph of his Mother.) x 

^ Fresh: I know that you will be glad to hear that § 

|& i did not get posted. Teeh is not so hard after all, % 

2 if yon will just study. IMl just write you a line. f, 

T (Students enter.) $ 

f Students: Hello, Sub. IIoav is the boy? Where's ^ 

2 Roberts? S 

* Fresh: He is down at the Coop. (Freshman calls * 
$ Louis as the Students start to leave.) Oh, Loiiis, $ 
% what is the uuitter with Roberts? % 

1 Louis : I don't know, Sub, Why. % 
% L'resh : He is acting (jueer. When I came back % 
^ from supper, I found liim in a deep study and look- ^ 
^ ing like he didn't have a friend, with his head bent $ 
m over on the table. When I came in he got up trem- ^ 
$ bling like a leaf. That boy is serious. M 
i Students in one voice : J'orget it. $ 

4 Second Student: Tell it. to Sweeney. What are M 
^ you trying to hand us? He serious? Why that -^ 
^ boy can't be serious. AVhat do you think of that, $ 
J 1^'ellows ? § 

2 Dwidgins : Ilortensia dear, do bring me my smelL % 
2 ing salts. ^ 
$ Fresh : I think maybe that he is worried about g 
^ the game. Coach gave him a good talk this after- ^ 
% noon. Ycu know a great deal depends upon his m ^ 
X dividual playing. ^^ 

I Third Student: That is not the trouble. He | 

f never worries about the games. S 

* Fourth Student : I am going to wait until he ^ 

5 comes and see what is the matter. We've got to Z 
^ win this game. That boy has got to win that game J 
g to-morrow. § 
f Louis: What did he sav? (Turning to Fresh- ^ 
4 man.) Wouldn't talk. ^ 






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(Reckless Roberts here enters and Students turn 

$ to him.) 

I Second Student: Hello Reck. 16, 99, 11, 108. 

J'^ How you feel for the game. You want to show 

5 'em uj) to-morrow. 

% Louis : What is wrong Reck ? 

S Reck: I'm worried. Fellows. I feel as I was sen- 

i tenced to die. 

^ Louis: Nothing serious? 

X Reck : Call it the feeling before the big game. 

^ Call it anything you like : only don't call it a yellowy 

1 streak. 

^ Dwidgins : Methinks I hear the death Ayatch tick- 

^ First Student : Hush that methinks for once. 

% Can't you see that something is wrong. 

% Reck : I'll haye to say good-night, FelloAys. 

^ First Student: Can't we help you? 

S Second Student : They are not going to keep you ^ 

* from playing because you were late with your board, ^ 
f are they? ^ 

* Reck : No, Coach is going to take care of that ^ 
h for me. • ^ 
% Third Student : Let's go. Fellows ; he wants to ^ 
% turn in. ^ 
J Students (In one yoice) : That's the spirit. You ^ 
f will be there to-morrow. (They go out with much « 
$ noise.) ^ 
^ Fresh: What is the matter, Reck? ^ 

S Reck : Oh, you wouldn't understand, Goodwin. ^ 

% You're only a Freshman at Tech. ^ 

X Fresh : Let's turn in Reck, you need the rest. ^ 

% Reck : You took the words out of my mouth. 'j 

% (They go into bed room to go to bed. After they | 

^ are in bed and the Freshman goes to sleep, Roberts ^ 

$ steals out of room with cap pulled oyer his face — ^ 

% bound for Mike's joint.) ^ 

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1 ACT 3. SCENE I. | 

2 Mike's Place. A typical Decatur Street dive. 1 
Z (Mike and Bill, a bar-room loafer are in the saloon.; S 
2 Mike: How is the road to-night, Bill? ¥ 
% Bill : The road is pretty rocky, Mike. I don't ^ 
% know what is going to become of us who try to % 
T make an honest living. ¥ 
f Mike : I'm satisfied with a living. You can take ^ 
1 care of the honest part. 1 
g Bill : You know what I mean. ^ 
$ Mike : Of course. $ 
^ Bill: One brick artist and two nickel snatchers. % 
I (Enter Black Pete.) f 
I Black Pete: Hello, Bill. | 
^ Bill: How are you? You seem in better spirits. ^ 
X Pete : Yes. I've got a hunch, if our friend x 

* Beavers would only let me alone. One Rattlesnake ^ 
$ punch, Mike, Bill, I have finally doped out Atlanta S 
J to be a bunch of hot air. (Bill starts out. ) % 
£ What you hurry Bill? ^ 
$ Bill: I've got a little job to-night. (He goes 1 
I out.) (Pete turns to Mike.) | 
T Pete : That young Sport from Tech School is J 

* going to meet me here to-night. He has certain 4 
5 dope that I want. He may refuse my price. S 
J Mike: I see. I see. I see. J 
^ Pete: Say, Mike; how much does he owe you. f 
1 Mike : One hundred even. ^ 
$ Pete: Take that out of what you owe me and Z 
i call it s((uare. Not one bit of harm must come to $ 
^ liim. Give him an ordinary dose, if he gets stub- 1 
% born. (Enter Reckless Roberts.) f 
$ Roberts: Well, I have kept the appointment. ^ 
f Pete: Hello, there. Come over and have a chair. ¥ 
I (They sit at a table.) What'll you have, old Scout? | 
g Reck: Give me a copperhead. ^ 
J Pete : Two of 'em. l^ig bunch of Georgia men m 
^ in town for the game to-morrow. ^ 

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Reck: Oh, a few. (Mike brings drinks to the | 

table.) ^ 

Mike : Say sport, did you pipe the green ginks 3 

from Athens.^ Don't they act ciueer on the streets? ^ 

One six-footer came in here and wanted to buy an ^ 

! undershirt. (They all laugh.) | 

Mike : Wonder if they'll show up yellow to-mor- | 

row. IVe got — (He stops at Pete's signal to keep ^ 

' ciuiet.) ^ 

Pete: Say Kid, you remind me of what I used to ^ 

be. i.(Reck starts and stares at him.) .Let's drink ^ 

to our deal. (Reck sets down the glass.) ^ 

Roberts: I'm on a pledge. (Pete is nervous.) ^j 

Pete : Mike, bring him a glass of water. | 

Reck : We'll have to call that deal off. !i 

Pete: That isn't what I want. You've got to § 

pay to-night or hand over the signals. Come on. | 

A man that will cheat at cards as you have will do | 

anything. ^ 

Reck : You lie. Eat those words or I will break 4 

your neck. ^ 

Pete : Just as you say. Don't get out of your ^ 

shirt about it. Come on, you know that I have got § 

you where I want you. | 

Reck: Yes, you think that you have got me ^ 

where you want me I need the money all right. s 

No ! No ! No ! I will not sell. No, ten thousana ^ 

times no. Yes, I've got the signals; but you'll not § 

get 'em. Do what you want to. Tell ! Tell*! Tell and I 

see who cares. I can stand the disgrace. Tell what | 

; ycu please. I am going to change. I have changed. ^ 

(Reck starts to go.) ^ 

^ Pete: My friend; you are acting the fool. Calm ^ 

; yourself. AVhat about your debts? Those debts of ^ 

I honor. Have a seat. If you refuse — why, all right ^ 

') with me. I don't mind fixing you. Have a seat and ^ 

: take reason into consideratdion. a 

I (Mike is standing near with doped water on a ^ 

\ waiter waiting for Roberts to take it. Roberts, true ^ 

; to expectations, takes the glass and drinks the wa- ^ 

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% ter indifferently. He tastes the drug in the drink. J 

^ He realizes that he is doped.) f 

* Reck: Say. Where did you get that water? ? 
m That isn't Avater; that is poison. ^ 

S (Reck draws back glass and throws it at Mike S 

^ v/ho dodges behind counter.) (Pete rises and goes S 

4 over to Reck as a look of pain comes over the lat- ^ 
% ter's face. He slaps Reck on the shoulder in a % 
% boastful manner.) $ 

% Pete : Oh, come off. What's that about poison. % 

% Reck: My God! Would you dare? I see now. f 

% (Reek grapsps chair to strike the crook and drops % 

1 into it instead. ) (Reck is unconscious and the crook S 

% goes through his pockets and gets the signals.) 4 

m Pete : Get me a piece of paper, Mike. That piece ^ 

$ yonder, quick. You didn't give him an overdose, x 

* did you? Go over to Jimmy's and get a cab. I'll ^ 
% take him home. The air will revive him. S 
J Mike: Where is my part coming in? J 

5 Pete (Walking over) : Don't worry. I can pay ¥ 
$ you three times that amount. It pays to know foot- % 
$ ball. I can make a thousand out of this. (Looking ^^ 
^ at the unconscious Student.) Pm glad that you ¥ 
% didnt sell. m> 

I ACT 4. I 

i Scene I — (Room of Roberts and. the Freshman on f 

% the morning after the visit to the den. Roberts is $ 

^ alone in room. About 8 o'clock.) ^ 

i Reck: My, what a headache. This must be the $ 

% morning after the night before. It must be a dream. 1 

S No, it is real. Yes, it is coming to me. S 

^ Mike's place. f 

$ The signals. ^ 

I Pete. I 

% I refuse to sell. S 

f Water. (Thank God for that, under breath.) § 

% A missing link. ^ 

% There's a crook somewhere. (Peels in pockets and J 



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^ finds that he still has the signals.) 

m- Luckily I still have the signals. (Enter' Fresh- 

1 man.) 

z Pete : My Snooknms I wish that I could give you 

w this headache. A fine thing to play a game on eh. 

m Fresh : Didn't you stay out all night ? 

J Reck: I don't remember. Queer isn't it? 

X Fresh : Have you heard ? 

^ Reck (With interest) : Heard what? 

* Fresh : There's a crowd over at the Y. M. C. A. 
g talking about somebody having sold some signals 
1 to the Ga. team or something like that. I couldn't 

* get the full particulars. 
1 Reck: What did you hear? Quick. 
^ What are they going to do? Quick, tell me all 
J about it. Has the Faculty found it out. f 
$ Fresh: Be calm Roberts. Remember you play 1 
^ in a game this afternoon. g 
i Reck : I don't know. Imay and I may not. § 
^ Fresh : ' It seems f hat someone sold the signals xo $ 
S somebody of Atlanta and they tried to sell them to S 

g Reck: Did they accept? , ^ 

% Reck: If they had/ it never would have gotten S 

X out. T 

$ Reck: Did the Fellows suspicion anyone? ? 

1 Fresh : All that I cculd get was that they thought 1 

f it was such a pity for a young man like him to be ^ 

^ implicated in anything like that. That he was such § 

f a ''good fellow." Just such remarks as those he ^ 

$ must have been on the squad for one fellow said, ''I x 

^ wonder if they will let him play." 2 

$ Reck : My God ! Hush Goodwin, I can't stand it. S 

% Fresh : I see. I see. I see. Hence the change last $ 

f night. (With svmpathy.) Don't take it to heart so ; f 

I Old Man ! ^ . | 

^ (A knocking at the door.) ' S 

S Fresh : Come. $ 

1^ Hello Louis. (As Louis enters in cool manner.! m 

S Louis : The Faculty wants to see you Roberts. 1 

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2 They have called a special meeting in the Presi- § 

^ dent's office. They meet at 11 o'clock. (Exeunt ^ 

% Louis. The Freshman looks at watch and says % 

I -10:30 now.") | 
5 Reck: What shall I do? Ga. will take the game 1 
J anyway. Now I am ruined. The team is ruined. It % 
f will kill Mama. S 

* (Here stops and confronts Goodwin. Has been % 
f walking up and down room. Godwin I did go to a S 

4 place last night with the intention of selling our sig- ^ 

* nals but man to man I swear before God that I did % 
$ not sell them. (They shake hands on it.) 1 
^ Goodwin : I believe you. I believe you. J 
f Godwin (Aside) : That does not help us right % 
X i^ow. 1 

5 (Roberts begins throwing his paraphernalia into ^ 
h his trunk, taking on an air of departure.) (The ¥ 
% Freshman is in a deep study, it being evident that a % 
% battle is going on within him.) % 

II Goodwin (In terse manner) : Tech has got to f 
^ win that game. The team will be crippled if he gets ^ 
% fired. (Enter Dwidgins just as the Freshman goes % 
I out.) I 
^ Dwidgins : Cheer up Reck. What's the matter? ^ 
% Reck : Have you heard ? % 
4 Dwidgins: Heard what? f 
% Reck : Give me a farewell song. . . * 
^ Dwidgins (In a sense of humor.) ^ 
i The hours I spent with thee dear Foundry, x 

* Are as a string of pearls to me. ^ 
1 (After the song, Reck starts to go.) 1 
J Reck: I've got an appointment at 11 o'clock. % 
h Guess I had better fill it. (Godwin rushes in.) $ 
% Goodwin : Eerything is 0. K. Reck. You don't % 
% have to see the Faculty. Big Doc. says go ahead and f 

Reck (Astonished) : You don't say. ^ 

Curtain. S 

Scene 11 — Same room. The Freshman in room S 

alone. S 

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k Freshman (Soliloquizing) : Yes, Roberts, I saved $ 

n you; but at what a price. Scorn in every eye. Can't 4g 

$ even go to the game. (Takes up photograph of his % 

^ mother.) Ah, Mother. It v^ould kill you if you ^ 

$ knew what I have done. Yes. They came very neai- $ 

% firing me. Big Doc. thought I was lying. The % 

2 agony. The agony that I have got to endure. f 

J I sometimes wish that I had not done it. $ 

2 (Two fellows Louis and Dwidgins enter room and m, 

4 begin looking for something. As they enter they x 

* look harshly at the Freshman.) ^ 

4 Louis : I wonder why Reck don't think Avhat he S 
^ is doing sometimes and not forget everything. We j 
J might look here until after the game and not find $ 

5 it. That was a subby trick trying to put him off 2 
% the team right now. Anybody might have known S 
f that Reck wouldn't have done that. The Faculty is § 

* going to sift that thing to the bottom and find out % 
2 if the signals were really lost or sold. They'll find % 
^ the Sub that did that stunt, believe me. J 
£ (As they talk they look at Freshman and exchange ^ 
2 glances, also sneering and pointing at him.) 1 
$ Dwidgins: (In a make fun way.) Ah, methinks z 
g I am again driving old Beck. There is no place like J 
% home; but I am afraid to come home in the dark. S 
% (Freshman looks up and the boys look at him.) % 
^ Dwidgins: Oh, don't shock the Freshman. ^ 
g (Louis finds the ankle supporter and the boys de- ^ 
% part.) ^ 
S Freshman : Yes. I lied for Reck and I would do ^ 
f it again if necessary. Yes. I lied for Reck and 5 
I Tech. I 
£ (Freshman goes over to the window and looks J 
^ down toward the flats. During this time the men $ 
J down at the game are yelling at a moderate rate; ^ 
^ but now they yell just lots.) X 
S Freshman : Oh ! I can see the game after all. § 
f Good thing we did get this room. Here's where 5 
1 Reek's glasses come in handy. 1 
% (Goes over to Reek's trunk and gets the glasses.) § 

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1^ (Goes to the window.) $ 

sg Fresh: They're already on the field. Last ({uar- ^ 

% ter. Nothing and nothing. Oh, if Reck will only X 

^ win. The faculty might forgive him when they * 

* find out the truth. He limps. His ankle is wrong. 8 
% There they go. Ga. is gaining. % 
1 Nothing can stop Bob McWhorter but Vanderbilt. j 
I We've got the ball. Our ball ! Our ball! We are | 
f going to win ! Go ! go ! 15 yards we gain. ^ 
T There they go. ^ 
^ Downed in their tracks. 
^ Those Ga. men look like madmen. 
H We are going to kick. 
S No ! A forward pass. 
f No! He kicks it. * f 
m There goes Roberts. The field is clear. Hit him. 4r 
i Stiff-arm him. H 
^ A fumble. Roberts has the ball. ^ 
g One more man in the w^ay. He gets him. He 
% gets him. 

f A touchdow^n ! A touchdown ! ^ 

J Our game ! Our game ! Our game ! 

m (Roberts enters room attended by fans. They are 

% yelling and cutting up. Freshman is sitting at ta- 1 

^ ble with face in hands.) '^- 

* (Boys cast glances at him. Reck sees this and 1 
% asks what is the reason. Louis tells him that the % 
$ Freshman owned up to sellinsr the sie^nals. Roberts # 

* is visibly moved.) ^ 
m Reckless Roberts: Fellows, Goodwin did not have d 
X anything to do with the signals. He is innocent. I J 
^ did not sell the signals; but it was my fault that ^ 
f they got out. It Avill come out in a few days for the 1 
^ man who did the dirty work has skipped and his pal % 
f who has been arrested is going to clear up every- ^ 
4 thing. They have him in jail. J 
^ (Boys are overjoyed and cheer the Freshman.) S 
X Reck : How could you have done it. J 

* P^reshman : T did it for Reck and Tech. 
I CURTAIN. 

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